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and unconventional philoso-phers of our time.He has published over a dozen bookson comparative philosophy and religion and is wellknown in the United States as a lecturer and teacher.He has specialized in the interpretation of Easternthought to the West,and particularly of the type ofBuddhism known as Zen.  \nAlan Watts was born in England and went to theStates in I938,becoming in turn editor,minister,andcollege professor.He has been guest lecturer at Cam-bridge,Cornell,and Hawaii,and for some time was areligious counsellor at Northwestern University.Hehas also spoken before the American PsychiatricAssociation,the C.G.Jung Institute in Zurich,and themedical staffs of American hospitals.He is at presentDean of the American Academy of Asian Studies inSan Francisco.His earlier book,The Spirit of Zen,waswritten at the age of twenty;Myth and Ritual inChristianity has also been published in England.  \nCover design by Hakan Lindström  \nFor a complete list of books availableplease write to 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